Flyers make decision on Alain Vigneault for next season

Philadelphia Flyers GM Chuck Fletcher confirmed to Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic that Alain Vigneault will remain the team's head coach for the 2021-22 season.

«Absolutely. AV's our coach and we're excited to have he and his staff back next season,» Fletcher said. «We have a lot of work ahead of us to redefine our defensive game and our defensive structure. I can't think of a better group to do it than the group of experienced coaches that we have behind our bench right now.»

This comes as somewhat of a surprise given the fact that most expected the Flyers to be one of the better teams in the East Division this season, but instead finished sixth with a disappointing 25-23-8 record. Considering the New York Rangers – who finished with a better record than the Flyers yet had much less expectations heading into the season – fired their head coach in David Quinn days ago, Vigneault should feel very lucky here. His leash will likely be very short headed into next season.

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